Direct lunar lander

Before the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous concept came along and produced the LEM, the Apollo Command and Service Modules were going to land directly onto the Moon. Below is a General Dynamics concept for one such lander, dating from October, 1961. This is part of a larger drawing that I’m working on cleaning up.

Once again… I’ll be traveling shortly, so blogging will be reduced for roughly two weeks. CD-ROM orders will be delayed, but download orders should still be filled in relatively short order (assuming WiFi connections are to be had).